wednesday is veggie day
Wednesday is the day my dad drops off our CSA veggies. We're really enjoying it this year and making a big effort to eat every bit that arrives. We split the subscription with my parents, so they take half of everything.
This evening we had a meal of grilled chicken breasts, carrots sauteed with a little butter and brown sugar, and batter-dipped squash fried in a little olive oil. The kids ate every bit, albeit they both dipped their carrots in ranch dressing. But that's ok. They're terribly skinny little things and could actually use the fat. Tomorrow night we'll finish up last week's green beans and new potatoes with a little onion.
I love our CSA for several reasons. It great to buy local- less energy used and pollution produced from the transport, everything is organically grown, and it's all so darn healthy and yummy. Plus it's cheap, especially since we share with my parents. If I were to buy this produce at Whole Foods all summer, it surely would cost tons more. Mmmmm.
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Having fresh from the garden vegetables is one of my favorite things about summer. There's nothing like a home-grown tomato.
Posted by: autum | August 3, 2006 06:17 AM
sounds wonderful...i love being 'rural' for the first time this summer in a long time and reaping the benefits of my family's gardens. you just can't beat off the vine freshness!
(in this house ranch dressing makes everything go down...)
Posted by: molly | August 3, 2006 06:38 AM
Yum! There's nothing like fresh veggies.
Posted by: beki | August 3, 2006 06:41 AM
You style your veggies so much better than me. I don't even wash them, just throw them on the counter and take a picture. Everything looks delicious and hooray for you for eating local!
Posted by: Mama Urchin | August 3, 2006 06:50 AM
we still do the ranch dressing dip over here, too. but hey, my mom put Velveeta® on my broccoli and now i eat it plain....
so pretty and delicious-looking. which CSA are you doing? I investigated them but had no one for sharing...maybe next year. We hit OP farmer's market.
Posted by: estea | August 3, 2006 07:14 AM
Yes -- I need to look into it, esp. as I seem to forget that it is Wednesdays and Farm Stand day and when I do I'm late and get the dregs... I totally agree that I'd have to split the subscription with someone though. Thanks for the reminder to look into this again.
Posted by: Amy | August 3, 2006 08:13 AM
Now that is a perfect amount of food to be getting from a CSA. Last years, for us, was simply crazy.
It looks *so* good!
Posted by: capello | August 3, 2006 09:26 AM
Our house swap mom has nicknamed Whole Foods as Whole Paycheck. Not that I don't appreciate Whole Foods, I do, but I am amazed at how much I spend there. Luckily I have to take a ferry and a drive to get to one so I don't visit as much as I used to. I love CSA's and buying locally. Because we are gone most of July in the summer I tend to shop at the farmer's markets. Yesterday I bought an organic cucumber that was the size of a small boat for $2.00. I can't wait to try it.
Posted by: Selena Mordue | August 3, 2006 11:52 AM
of course i love fresh, CLEAN, veges, so these look great, but they really look great b/c they look like friggin MSL.
do you have Martha hiding in a closet?
Posted by: kim | August 3, 2006 02:34 PM
thats it, i am signing up...
Posted by: hannah | August 4, 2006 09:47 PM
the battered squash sounds yummy! what did you use as the batter?
Posted by: melissa | August 7, 2006 05:14 PM